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To say Pokemon has been a cash cow for Nintendo is quite an understatement. From the original cards to the cartoon/movies and games based on this franchise money flows. Nintendo definitely made the right choice in bringing it over to North America. The financial essence of the game is gone with this Game Boy version. […]
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Pokemon Trading Card Game Brings Trading Card Game to Game Boy – April 10th, 2000 – Today in History
April 10th, 2014 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Game Boy, Game Boy Color, News, Nintendo, Portables 
Tags: 2000, collectible card game, ebay, game boy, game boy color, game gavel, gbc, nintendo, pokemon, today in history, trading card game, wizards of the coast 
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Unreleased Game: Chelnov/Atomic Runner Arcade Game for Sega Saturn
March 13th, 2014 Carl Williams Unreleased games are one thing that we love uncovering here at Retro Gaming Magazine. These are usually fun games that are completed but for some reason they never got released. The Sega Saturn is one system that was the recipient of a lot of cool games, most of them stayed in Japan. Unfortunately for many […]
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Viewtiful Joe 2 Snubs Xbox and Lands on Sony Hardware – December 8th, 2004 – Today in Video Game History
December 8th, 2013 Carl Williams Back in the day, Microsoft had it kind of tough getting original titles on their Xbox system. Some companies showed support while hold certain games back for whatever reason. Viewtiful Joe 2 is one of those titles that snubbed the console from Seattle. Previously released on the Nintendo Gamecube, Viewtiful Joe 2 made his debut […]
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Today in History: December 7th, 2004 – Kuon Turns Survival Horror Upside Down on Playstation 2
December 7th, 2013 Carl Williams Survival horror titles at one time were an endangered genre in gaming. Sure game publishers dabbled with the genre all the way back to the NES, at least in a style that we are familiar with today. By 2004, the genre had developed standards that most companies had to go with or suffer poor sales […]
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Today in History: December 7th, 2004- Mega Man X8 Arrives Without Keiji Inafune
December 7th, 2013 Carl Williams Mega Man is one of a select few legacy franchises that has survived since the Nintendo Entertainment System days and is not a Nintendo bred title. There are not a lot of other titles in this group so it is quite an elite list. Mega Man is also a title that has touched nearly every […]
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The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Arrives on the Nintendo Wii – November 19th, 2006 – Today in Video Game History
November 19th, 2013 Carl Williams The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess marks the first time that a Zelda game launched with a Nintendo console. This is also the thirteenth game in the series to be released. This is also the first Zelda game to earn a rating of “T” from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Quite a few milestones […]
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Today in History: November 19th, 2006- The Legend of Zelda Arrives on Nintendo Wii Virtual Console
November 19th, 2013 Carl Williams Anyone that is a classic Nintendo gamer, was a gamer during the late 80’s or a retro gamer at heart, will know the impact The Legend of Zelda represents in gaming. This was a pivotal game for Nintendo in the early days, it was one of the first of its kind, it represented a new […]
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Rambo III Brings the War to Sega Genesis – October 21st, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
October 20th, 2013 Carl Williams Rambo III was a step in the right direction for Sega. Sega was doing a lot of things right with their Genesis system. Things that Nintendo was not able to compete with. Movie and sports licenses were something Nintendo depended on third parties to provide. Sure, there were the occasional Ken Griffey Jr license, they […]
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